Freudenthal Declares Emergency

Cheyenne, Wy – Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthaldeclared a state of emergency this afternoon (Tuesday) as winds pushed a fast-moving wildfire toward hundreds ofevacuated homes south of Casper. Officials said winds were driving flames and had forcedfirefighters to pull back in places this afternoon. The fire had burned about five-thousand acres by mid-afternoontoday. The fire has burned areas of Casper Mountain. Freudenthal says his office is pushing to get more federalfirefighting resources assigned to the fire. But he says demand ishigh for fire teams and equipment around the country.